Sectional metallic flooring.



' J. H. STIGGLEMAN. SEGTIONAL METALLIC FLOORING. APPLICATION FILED JUNE4, 1909. 958,557, I Patented May 17,1910.

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J. H. STIGGLEMAN. SEOTIONAL METALLIC FLOORING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1909.

Patented May 17, 1910.

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a I n n witnmzo 1/ flaw STATES PATENT ()FFICE' JAMES H. STIGGLEMAN, FwABAsn; INDIANA; ssIeNon or oNE-ronn'rn 'ro FRANK T. EnENHAnTEn, orINnIANAPoLIs, IN IANA- A SECTIONAL METALLIC rnoonme.

958,557, I Specification oi Letters Patent. Patented May 1'7 191d,

I Application filed June 4; 1909. Serial No. 500,201. i

To all whom it may concern: floor which as shown in Fig. 1 is made upofBe it known that I, JAMES H. STIGGLE- a series of sections 2, and aborder 3 sur- MAN, a'citizen of theUnited States, residing rounding thefloor maybe provided wherever at Wabash, in the county of Wabaslrand thesameis essential. n

'5 State of Indiana, have invented certain As will appear from Fig. 2the sections 2 6o new and useful Improvements in Sectional are blankedout, the eorners 4: being cut' out Metallic Flooring; and I do declarethe folso 'that the edges 5 are bent down at right lowing to be a full,clear, and exactdescripangles to the body 6 of the sections, and fourtion of the invention, such as will, enable slots 7 are provided in theblank for a phr- 7 othersskilled in the art to which it apperpose whichwill be hereinafter fully de- 65 cation.

tains to make and use the same, reference scribed. a being had to theaccompanying drawings, After the sectiops 2 have been formed by t and'to the figures of reference marked bending the edges 5 down at rightangles J thereon, which 'form a part of this specifito the body 6 thesame are placed in position I shown in Fig. 1. As each section isarranged 70 My invention relates to a se'ctional metallic I insert aconnecting clip 8 into the slots 7 flooring and hasfor itsobject toprovide a of the sections, thus rigidly connecting the metallic floorupon which swine are fed; or same together. Said clips 8 have a flatface a suitable flooring for horses, cattle, sheep or 9 and the endportions 10 are bent under to any other live-stock; or a flooring. forpoulthe'point 11 at which point the end portions 475 3o 'nect'ed andmoved.

try houses or poultry yards or pens; or for extend downwardly in aparallel line to the houses and buildings, entrances, halls and points12 at which points the extreme ends vestibules of all descriptions. ofthe end portions; are concaved at 13 as With this object in view myinvention clearly'shown inFig. 4. When two of the consists in theconstruction of the sectional sectionsare in positlon to receive thesaid ,flooringy'and my inve tion also consists in. clip the two endportions of theclip are providmg a flooring in sections inemployinserted in the adjacent slot 7, the conmg means for securing thesections together caved ends of the clips engaging the flanges in suchmanner that it can-be readily dlsconor walls 5 of the floor sectionsdrawing the T same snugly together. As said clips'i'are Referring-to theaccompanying drawing: forced inwardly the parallel portions of the'Figure 1 is a plan'view of a sectional metalclips engage the flanges 5and secupely hold lic flooring constructed/in accordance with themtogether as shown-in Fig. aywhile my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofa the concaved ends 13.pass beyond the flanges 35 blanket one of thesections. Fig. 3 is an 5 and sprin together to act as a retaining Ienlarged transverse sectional view taken on means for t e cli in orderto insure the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. is an en1arged.-'same againstacci ental removal. As the transverse sectional view taken on line ie-4clip reaches its'seatland engages the upper of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is anelevation of the clip edges of the walls or flanges 5 the top porv 40for securing the border to the floor.'. Fig. .6 tion 9 of the clip is ofa-suflicient width to' r 45 section through same.

is a plan view. showing sections provided efiectually close' npftheslots 7. with a border. Fig. 7 is a'fragmentary secs 'By'means or thisconstruction asmany of tion through same. Fig. 8 is a plan viewjoi thesections can connected together as is 'a modification, and Fig.9 isatransverse. desired andjas above stated any desired '0 n 'forr'n'orshape can-be given tothe'sections Like numerals of reference indicatethe so long as the are connected in the manner same parts throughout theseveral figurs. just describe When, however, it is de- It is of courseunderstood that while I siredto supply a border to the floor avertihaveillustrated only one design of floor cal strip 14 1s rovided having itsupper 0 sectionsgit is clearly apparent that the sec-- edge, curved tocm a. bead '15, and to the, tions may be made in any convenient orvertical strip 14 I provide a, clip 16, sa1d suitable form in order toproduce any fanciclip 16 being securel fastened as by rivets fulpattern, the particular shape of the floor 17 to thevertical strip andsaid'clip has sections being immaterial. a central portion 18 bentnwardlyas shown 55 Referring to the drawings: 1 indicates a in Fig. 3and extends parallel to the portion means to securely hold the sectionsA 30 Letters Patent of the 19 of the clip, the end of the centralportion 18 being concaved at 20 as clearly shown in Fig. 3. In order toapply tle border to the flooring the central portion 18 of the 5 clip 16is passed into the slots 7 along the edge of the flooring and issecurely held therein by the flanges 5 on the floor sect1ons, said clistraddling the flanges while the concave portion 20 acts as a-reta1n 1ngborder against accidental displacement.

Referring to Figs. 6 and 7 it will be seen that the border can beconstructed to comprise a vertical piece 21 which sits on the along theedges thereof. In this instance the sections are provided with a flange.22 under which a retaining cli 23 passes, said clip reaching over thetop 0 the piece 21 to which it is secured by means of a aoLpin or screw24. y In Figs. 8 and 9 the sections are provided along their ed es witha raised wall or flange 25 the e ge of which is turned down a at 26to'form a finish, this latter construe 25 tion being particularlysuitable for a narrow walk-way where .each section is the full width ofthe same.

Havi thus fully described my invention what I c aim as new and desire tosecure by United States 'is:

-1. A metallic flooring comprising a series of sections, each of saidsections being provided with flanges and a series of openings, saidopenin s being disposed near the edge of'each section and adjacent thesaid flanges,

a clip arranged to. enter an opening in two adjacent sections, means onsaid clip for engaging two adjacent flanges on two of said sections todraw thesame together, and

40 means on said clip for retaining itself in position in 'said slots. I

p 2. A metallic flooring-comprising wseries of sections, each of whlchis provided with a plurality of flanges, a series of clips arpluralitystructed to ranged to'enter said sections, means on said clips forengaging said flanges to draw the sections together, and meanson said clps for retaining themselves 1n proper posltlon in said sections.

3. A metallic flooring comprising a' series of sections, each of whichis provided with a of flanges, a series of clips arranged to enter saidsections, means on said clips for engaging said flanges to draw thesections together. v

4. 'A metallic flooring comprising a series of sections, said sections.being provided with flanges and a series of openings, a clip conentersaid openings and to engage the flanges on the sections.

5. A section for a metallic flooring comprising a plurality of flangesand a seriesof openings in said section adjacent the said flanges, and aclip arranged to enter an opening in said sectlon and to engage a flangethereon.

6. A metallic flooring comprising a series of sections, each of which isprovided with a series of flanges and with a plurality of openings inthe tops thereof, a plurality of c ips arranged to enter-the saidopenings in said sections to tie the said sections together, and aborder for said sections.

7. A metallic flooring comprising a plurality of sections, each of whichsections is prov ded with two oppositel disposed flanges, and with twoopposite y disposed anges turned upward to form a border, each sectionbeing provided with an opening, and a clip arranged to enter theopenings in two adjacent sections to tie the same together.

In testimonfy whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence 0 twowitnesses.

JAMES Witnesses:

GLEN)? ALLEN, G110. F. MU'IiL.

H. STIGGLEMAN.

